Monument record TR 13 NE 327 - Coastal Gun Belt Diver Battery Fo5

Summary

Site of heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Sene Valley Golf Course. It was armed with eight 3.7-inch guns, Predictor AA No.10, and Radar AA No3 Mark V radars. It formed part of Dover Section, 71 Anti Aircraft Brigade, from 2nd August 1944, when it was manned by 390 Battery of the 173 Anti Aircraft Regiment.

Location

Grid reference TR 1720 3560 (point)
Map sheet TR13NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Site of heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Sene Valley Golf Course. It was armed with eight 3.7-inch guns, Predictor AA No.10, and Radar AA No3 Mark V radars. It formed part of Dover Section, 71 Anti Aircraft Brigade, from 2nd August 1944, when it was manned by 390 Battery of the 173 Anti Aircraft Regiment. (1)


<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 197 (Monograph). SWX23707.

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  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 197.

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Record last edited

Jan 26 2026 2:56PM